Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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POLICE, SHOOTING, WALKER, AKRON
Akron, Ohio, canceled its Fourth of July fireworks display and ordered a 9 p.m. curfew in the wake of protests against police and the city's mayor following the June 27 police killing of 25-year-old Jayland Walker.
Akron Mayor Daniel Horrigan issued an executive
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HOT, DOG, CHESTNUT, JOEY
(CNN) Competitive eater Joey Chestnut won his record-extending 15th Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest, devouring an astounding 63 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes on Monday.
Chestnut has won the long-running Independence Day contest seven
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POPE, DENIES, FRANCIS, MOSCOW
Troubled by knee pain and a host of other ailments, Pope Francis insisted that he’s not resigning and that the only place he’s going is to Canada, followed by war-torn eastern Europe.
The 85-year-old pontiff said in an interview Monday that despite being hobbled
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NEWSOM, GAVIN, CALIFORNIA, AD
California Gov. Gavin Newsom launched an ad campaign in Florida on July 4th, featuring a 30-second spot in which he attacks Republicans.
As Breitbart News noted on Saturday, Newsom is advertising in Florida to boost his national profile, even as he faces a
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GRINER, BRITTNEY, BIDEN, LETTER
WNBA star Brittney Griner pleaded Monday with President Biden for help getting released from Russia — saying, “I’m terrified I might be here forever.”
In excerpts from a Fourth of July letter shared on social media, Griner told Biden, “I realize you are dealing
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ILHAN, OMAR, SOMALI, MINNESOTA
A viral video shows Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., arriving to a chorus of jeers and booing at a mostly Somali crowd in her homes state over the July 4th weekend.
Omar, 39, made an appearance at the concert featuring Somali singer Soldaan Seraar at the Target
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Critics came back hard at Joe Biden after he tweeted Sunday an economically illiterate edict to US gas station owners which proclaimed, “Bring down the price you are charging at the pump to reflect the cost you’re paying for the product. And do it now.”
This
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CANCELLATIONS, FLIGHT, WEEKEND, JULY
The number of U.S. flights being canceled is slowing down, but plenty of travelers are facing long delays as they try to get home from trips over the July Fourth holiday weekend
DALLAS -- Travelers flying home from July Fourth getaways faced flight delays
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TRUMP, JAN, CHENEY, LYIN
“He learned from Dad, Norman Vincent Peale and especially Roy Cohn that you can get away with almost anything if you never back down and insist long enough and loud enough that you’re right, and he held onto that right up to the final ride” back to the White
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NAVY, TIPS, OFFERS, MIDEAST
Snitches get riches.
The Navy’s 5th Fleet, based in the Middle East, is launching a program to offer rewards of up to $100,000 or the equivalent in vehicles, boats or food to people who rat out plans to attack Americans or smuggle drugs and weapons, the Associated
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DURANT, JEANIE, BUSS, TRADE
As NBA trade talks heat up, LeBron James has made it clear that he wants Kyrie Irving in Los Angeles no matter what. The Lakers had a disappointing season last year due to various reasons. Some of the biggest reasons were coaching, injuries, and the Lakers
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President Joe Biden is underwater in 48 states — including the typically dark blue California and his home state of Delaware — while his approval rating is down to the lowest in his presidency, at only 30 percent approval and 58 percent disapproval, according
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CHURCH, GRAFFITI, WISCONSIN, ABORTION
Police are investigating damage to property at a church in Madison, Wisconsin, that was evidently perpetrated by a pro-abortion group.
“St. Bernard Catholic Church’s front door and signage were damaged by graffiti, which contained ‘anti-pro-life and anti-police’
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KONG, HONG, SINKS, SOUTH
4 crew members are rescued after a floating crane sinks south of Hong Kong
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HONG KONG — A fourth crew member has been rescued Monday after a storm sunk an engineering vessel two days earlier, according to Chinese authorities.
The
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OPIOID, JUDGE, DISTRIBUTORS, LAWSUIT
A federal judge has ruled in favor of three major U.S. drug distributors in a landmark lawsuit filed in West Virginia
FILE - In this May 3, 2021, file photo, Huntington Mayor Steve Williams, left, and lawyer Rusty Webb enter the Robert C. Byrd United States
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RAIN, AUSTRALIA, SYDNEY, LARGEST
SYDNEY — More than 30,000 residents of Sydney and its surrounds were told to evacuate or prepare to abandon their homes Monday as Australia’s largest city faces its fourth, and possibly worst, round of flooding in less than a year and a half.
Days of torrential
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BORDER, MEXICO, WORLD, DEADLIEST
The southern border migrant crisis has produced the world's deadliest land crossing, a United Nations organization said.
"More than 1,238 lives have been lost during migration in the Americas in 2021, among them at least 51 children," the International Organization
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INDEPENDENCE, DAY, CHASTAIN, KATY
Actress Jessica Chastain took to social media on the Fourth of July to proclaim, “Happy ‘Independence’ Day from me and my reproductive rights,” and shared a photo of herself holding up two middle fingers.
The Zero Dark Thirty star was commenting on the U.S.
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HONOR, LIE, CAPITOL, MEDAL
Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, will lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday.
A date and other details will be announced later,
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JAYS, ACCIDENT, BLUE, BOATING
The 17-year-old daughter of Mark Budzinski, the Toronto Blue Jays’ first base coach, reportedly died when she fell off a raft in a Virginia river Saturday and was struck by a boat propeller.
Officials have not publicly identified the victim, but a 17-year-old
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MEN, MISSING, RIVER, JUMPING
California authorities say three men are missing and presumed dead after they swam into a river in an attempt to rescue a young boy over the weekend
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Three men are missing and presumed dead in California after a child was caught in a river
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